EC allows 14 tables for each round of counting in Virudhunagar district
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The Election Commission has decided to allow 14 tables in each counting hall for the seven Assembly constituencies in the district while taking up counting of votes on May 2. The decision was conveyed
The Election Commission has decided to allow 14 tables in each counting hall for the seven Assembly constituencies in the district while taking up counting of votes on May 2. The decision was conveyed by Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo during a video conference with District Election Officers held on Wednesday. Earlier, there was mixed reaction among political parties on taking up simultaneous counting in two halls for each round of counting during a consultative meeting held here on Tuesday.
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